Mr. Hurst, I see that you tried to degrade me by writing an editorial about my “simplistic” and “elementary” work. Obviously this subject was the only thing you could find to rag on me about, since I said something about the police officers in Houston in one of my editorials last week. So you asked if I was a Mr. or Ms. Read the byline, darlin’. It says what it reads. Duh!Second, you stated, “Since the beginning of the school year, you have filed four stories” Mr. Hurst, The Houstonian is a newspaper, not a police department, we do not “file” stories here in our office, we “write” stories.Third, if you really do read my entertainment articles, you would know that the band I wrote about is called, “Taint,” not as you put it, “if you count the story about the band Get Tainted.” The headline of the story was “Get Tainted.” If you were really a journalism major back in the day, you would know that you’re supposed to reread your written work before submitting it. One of my professors always likes to say, “Accuracy, accuracy, accuracy.” FourthMr. Hurst you seem to forget that I am the Viewpoints and Entertainment Editor. Maybe you are not aware that there is no hard news on these pages. Our Editor in Chief provides you with such information everyday. If you want hard news, read pages one, three, four, five, six and eight. Are you familiar with the fact that opinions go on the Viewpoints page, and that articles concerning bands, Huntsville’s nightlife, and yes, drink specials, go on the Entertainment page?You are right about one thing though Mr. Hurstwriting articles about The Paragon or Quarters is not difficult to write, but that is basically my job description. Since when have you ever read a hard news story on Pamela Anderson Lee?You write that, “these stories smack of being advertisements instead of news stories.” What do you have to say to all of the businesses that call me asking for a story? I mean, I’m sure you read the story about Sam Houston being a suitcase collegehellohaving events at the local bar might just be the draw to keep people here on weekends. Are you trying to discourage revenue being brought into Huntsville?You also stated, “I think you’ve got the talent and ability to report on more ‘in depth’ stories than fluff pieces on Paragon and Quarters”I bet the owners of Quarters and The Paragon are just jumping for joy to see you call their businesses “fluff.” Are you saying the students that are trying to make it in the music business are “fluff?” Are you trying to tell me that fraternities and sororities that have step shows are “fluff?” Those are the “fluff” articles that I’ve written about. Students, how do you feel about certain alumni telling students that what they do (entertainment wise) is “fluff?” Fifth, you swear up and down when you come to Sam Houston and speak, that you were a journalism student. Mr. Hurst, do you know the difference between a story and an editorial? The editorial, not “story,” I wrote about the Career Expo was my opinionwhich goes on the Viewpoints page. And yes, when I write an editorial, I am usually complaining about something, as do other students who write in. Obviously, you didn’t read my editorial about SGA. I wasn’t complaining, I was thanking. The Viewpoints page of The Houstonian is like the students voice. When someone has a complaint, the person either writes or drops the word through. Whether or not I agree with it, the student’s voice is just as important as yours or mine.Sixth, you wrote that the clips I have are not what you would want to read. Oh boo hoo!How dare you say that no one would be interested in my work. Since when did you ask to see my portfolio? Do you think that the only clips I save are from The Houstonian? You’re wrong, buddy. When I was 14 years old, a freshman in high school, I worked for a newspaper in Brookshire where I put the paper together, made ads, covered hard news, wrote music reviews, took photos, answered phones, etc. Mr. Hurst, what were you doing at the age of 14? If you want my hard news, maybe you should look at the clips I’ve saved from the Tomball Magnolia Tribune, the 1960 Sun East & West in Houston, The Woodlands Villager and others. If you want my hard news, look in my portfolio and take a look at the article I wrote covering the Republican National Convention or the new religion or new businesses in The Woodlands area.Are you telling me that the clips I’ve sent to The Houston Chroniclea well-known newspaper in the state of Texas, are not going to interest anyone at the paper? That’s not what the Assistant Editor told me when he offered me an internship for this summer at a Texas Press Association convention. Based on my three page resume, my five to seven years of journalism experience and at least 100 clipsI think he was quite interested. Seventh-One article or fifty articles about drinking and driving are not going to stop people from getting behind the wheel and driving home intoxicated. You’re right; it is a message that never gets old, but not a lot of people refrain from it because it obviously keeps happening. No one is going to listen to me say, “Don’t drink and drive, because I said so.” They will read it, but until something tragic happens or something life changing happens to them, you can’t tell someone what to do.Mr. Hurst, instead of ragging on students at your “old school,” worry about your own police department. I see far more headlines about them than I do bad “fluff” articles on my entertainment page.Oh yeah, Mr. Hurst, no hard feelings and thanks for the compliment, “I think you’ve got the talent and ability” I know I have talent.